Canada

Father, stepmother will head straight to trial in death of Quebec 7-year-old

GRANBY, Que. - The father and stepmother of a slain seven-year-old Quebec girl will head straight to trial after they waived their right to a preliminary inquiry. The pair briefly retur...

Mar 09, 2020

Steven Del Duca wins Ontario Liberal leadership

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario's Liberals crowned Steven Del Duca as their new leader Saturday and with one campaign behind him he is turning his mind to the next. The former cabinet minister ...

Mar 09, 2020

Canada, U.S. in touch 'almost daily' in coronavirus battle: minister

WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister says the federal government and the United States are working together and communicating on an "almost daily" basis in their shared efforts to mitigate&n...

Mar 09, 2020

Kalen Schlatter testifies he did not kill or sexually assault Tess Richey

TORONTO - A Toronto man accused of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman says she was alive when he left her following a consensual sexual encounter. Kalen Schlatter, 23, took the stan...

Mar 09, 2020

Feds told to ease EI, use tax credits in spending to ease COVID-19 economic shock

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are being urged to ease access to federal sick leave benefits, along with tax credits and other breaks, to help workers and businesses deal with the economic impacts...

Mar 09, 2020

Aircraft breakdowns, refuelling problems hit military search-and-rescue missions

OTTAWA - A new Department of National Defence report says military search-and-rescue personnel were delayed and in some cases unable to provide emergency assistance on about one in 20 of the...

Mar 09, 2020

Trump 5G adviser meets feds in Ottawa amid pending decision on Huawei

OTTAWA - A top Trump administration adviser on telecommunications met today with officials in Ottawa as Canada has yet to decide whether to allow Chinese firm Huawei to participate in its new 5G wirel...

Mar 09, 2020

Alberta economy, reeling from coronavirus, takes gut punch due to oil price war

Alberta's oil-based economy, already reeling by reduced demand due to the novel coronavirus, is now getting a gut punch from global prices.The spiral of oil prices has accelerated due to an all-out pr...

Mar 09, 2020

NDP calls for moratorium on Clearview AI facial recognition software

OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus wants the Liberal government to issue a moratorium on the use of controversial facial-recognition software by the RCMP. The U.S. firm Clearview AI claims to al...

Mar 09, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the novel coronavirus and the illness dubbed COVID-19 (all times Eastern): 10:47 a.m. Ontario health officials have announced three new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringi...

Mar 09, 2020